Recent Developments of Russian Law

Following the tradition, the September issue covers some of the hottest topics of Russian law and its practical application.

Violetta Molchanova talks about an important initiative of the Russian Ministry of Justice which is currently working on new amendments to the Russian legislation on notaries, aimed at granting Russian notaries an even broader scope of authorities. Query whether this will turn out to be a positive development for the market.

Dmitry Milyutin writes about draft legislation adopted by the Russian Duma in first draft dealing with some ambiguities that exist with respect to the distribution of profits in Russian joint stock companies and limited liability companies.